A stay in a one-bedroom ranges from $225 to $295 per night
but can be as low as $175 a night for a monthly stay.

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Living in a hotel is an extravagant and unattainable concept for
many.

But for wealthy families and individuals who want the comfort and
coziness of an Airbnb but would rather avoid the unpredictability
and what can be a hassle of a check-in process, an increasingly
popular option is to stay in a luxury extended-stay hotel.

"You feel you are in an apartment that could be your
home," David Grasso, who founded Roost with Randall
Cook, told Forbes. "We designed these apartments to create
a sense of comfort, a sense of place, a sense of enlightenment."

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The suites include full kitchens complete with cookware, utensils, and Chemex coffee makers.

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The suites come with full kitchens with cookware and
utensils, Bosch washer and dryers,
100-year-old Turkmen rugs, 4K Apple TVs, and Chemex coffee
makers. Some offer common lounge areas, fitness
centers, conference rooms, and valets. Guests also have access
to a concierge, weekly housekeeping, free bike shares, free
high-end coffee beans, dog walking, and the option to arrange for
a personal trainer.

A booking search for a 30-day stay from Nov. 30 to Dec. 30,
2018 at Roost's Midtown location revealed rates starting at $140
per night for a studio suite, or $4,200 total. Rates went all the
way up to $270 per night, or $12,300 for the month, for the
Presidential two-bedroom apartment suite.

While that may be pricier than a typical apartment,
some guests find extended-stay hotels
to be a bargain, according to the Wall Street Journal. After
all, there is no putting down a deposit, no buying furniture, and
no worrying about paying internet and utility bills. You also
don't need to give 30, 60, or 90 days notice when moving out, as
most apartments require.

"I didn't have to return a cable box or cancel the
electric," finance executive Robert Wolfangel, who spent more
than a year staying with his family at Roost for about $5,250 a
month, told the Journal. "It was painless."

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The number of extended-stay hotel rooms has risen 34% in five years.

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Staying in these upscale extended-stay hotels seems to be a
rising trend. The number of extended-stay hotel rooms is up to
more than 456,000, Jan Freitag, senior vice president at STR, a
data provider to the hotel industry, told the Journal. That's a
nearly 34% jump from just five years ago.